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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can autosize an element or group of elements in a diagram to the minimum size for revealing the information (such as attributes, operations and notes) they display. Each element is reduced or expanded as necessary to just reveal the information displayed. The size change effectively operates around the mid point of each element, so the layout and size of the diagram do not change. To automatically change the layout of a diagram, see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="layoutadiagram.htm">Lay Out a Diagram</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To autosize elements, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the elements to resize (press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[A]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> to select all).</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click on any of the elements and, on the context menu, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Autosize</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> menu option, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[Z]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Not all elements resize; elements such as Events remain the same; Timing and Sequence diagrams (where position is crucial) are unchanged; and elements added from a profile or Shape Script maintain any size definitions imposed by the profile.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The minimum size Enterprise Architect can set is the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;">default size</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> for the element, usually around 100 x 100, but different for certain elements.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">With an element image created with a Shape Script that contains a <a href="drawing_methods.htm">defSize command</a>, </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Autosize</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> returns the element to the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;">defSize</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> value and </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;">not</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> the element default size.</span></li>
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